SLS 20RS-584 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 514
BY SENATORS LUNEAU AND CARTER
ENGINEERS. Provides relative to qualifications of professional engineers. (8/1/20)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 37:695.1, relative to engineers; to provide for powers and duties of the
3 Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board; to provide for
4 qualifications; to provide for waivers of certain requirements; to provide for certain
5 procedures and conditions; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 37:695.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง695.1. Fundamentals of engineering examination; wavier
9 A. Beginning January 1, 2021, the board shall not require an applicant
10 for licensure as a professional engineer to take the Fundamentals of Engineering
11 examination if he meets all of the following requirements:
12 (1) Is a graduate of an accredited engineering curriculum of four years
13 or more approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing.
14 (2) Has twenty years or more of progressive engineering experience in
15 work acceptable to the board.
16 (3) Is of good character and reputation.
17 (4) Has passed the Principles and Practice of Engineering examination.
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1 B. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative
2 Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section by January 1, 2021.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ridge.
DIGEST
SB 514 Original 2020 Regular Session Luneau
Present law provides for qualifications of professional engineers in La.
Proposed law, beginning January 1, 2021, requires the La. Professional Engineering and
Land Surveying Board (board) to waive the Fundamentals of Engineering examination if the
applicant satisfies the following:
(1) Is a graduate of an accredited engineering curriculum of four years or more approved
by the board as being of satisfactory standing.
(2) Has 20 years or more of progressive engineering experience in work acceptable to
the board.
(3)Is of good character and reputation.
(4) Has passed the Principles and Practice of Engineering examination.
Proposed law requires the board to adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act by January 1, 2021.
Effective August 1, 2020.
(Adds R.S. 37:695.1)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.